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Anthropic's GitHub: The Builder's Index

Which repo do you actually need? Four to bookmark — and what the rest are for.


4
Bookmark Now
100+
MCP Servers
7+
Official SDKs
github.com/anthropics
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The four to bookmark today
CLI
anthropics/claude-code
The Claude Code CLI itself. Issues = report Claude Code bugs. Releases page = what changed when.
YOUR BACKEND
anthropic-sdk-typescript
TypeScript SDK. What your Railway backend uses to call Claude.
anthropic-cookbook
Working code examples — tool use, RAG, vision, sub-agents. The fastest path to "how do I do X."
modelcontextprotocol/servers
Reference MCP servers — filesystem, GitHub, Postgres, Slack, browser, etc.
By category
SDKs
Python · TypeScript · Go · Java · Swift · Ruby. Pick by your stack.
All langs
Plugins
anthropics/claude-plugins-official · claudemarketplaces.com
Growing
Skills
anthropics/skills · agentskills.io · skillsmp.com
Community
Education
prompt-eng-interactive-tutorial · anthropic-courses · cookbook
CI / Automation
claude-code-action — run Claude in GitHub Actions on schedule or PR.
Research
evals · long-context-prompting · paper-tied repos
Pro Tip
Star github.com/anthropics. New repos get added quietly. A monthly browse is the easiest way to discover what's new.
If You're Stuck
"How do I [do X] with Claude?" → check the cookbook first. 80% of "how do I" questions have a working example there.
When you'd reach for each
Engage Anthropic via
  1. Bug in Claude Code
    → claude-code Issues
  2. Building a backend
    → anthropic-sdk-typescript
  3. "How do I do X?"
    → anthropic-cookbook
  4. Adding a new tool
    → MCP servers + spec
  1. Bug reports
    Repo Issues — reproducible only
  2. Best-practices
    Discussions tab on larger repos
  3. Small improvements
    PRs — docs fixes, examples welcome